Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peter Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peter Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peter Creek

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Peter Creek:
  • 36.845051, -85.979146
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Peter Creek

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Barren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barren County
  • Since Peter Creek is near Allen County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Peter Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peter Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Cooktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cooktown is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Dry Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Fork is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Fountain Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <1>
• Lamb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamb is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Lucas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <1>
• Rocky Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Roseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Temple Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Temple Hill is located in Barren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
• Walnut Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Allen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Peter Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peter Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peter Creek and extending to:

• Glasgow, which is the Seat of Barren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peter Creek to Glasgow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'